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...boot camp for Sunday-school teachers, and even today an empty bottle of sarsaparilla (alcohol is not sold on the grounds) flung into the night is likely to bean an aestivating pastor. To one side of the amphitheater is the stately United Presbyterian House, red brick with white trim, and to the other side is the substantial United Church of Christ Center, red brick with yellow trim. On the 856 acres owned by the institution, there are more church buildings than tennis courts, and there are a lot of tennis courts...
...lavish brochures. Meanwhile, Democratic Senator Henry Jackson of Washington, Boeing's home state, strenuously campaigned for the company, asserting that the purchase of 747s "would assist the troubled airline industry." On May 13, the day the Senate voted on the defense authorization bill, Braniff declared bankruptcy. Looking to trim money from the military budget and to help distressed airlines, the Senate by voice vote approved Jackson's proposal to buy the 747s...
...quit their jobs. The company will not reveal the exact terms of the golden handshake deals, but range from a few months' pay for relatively new workers to full pension benefits and generous bonuses for those nearing retirement. Insiders say that management's goal is to trim the staff by 15%. Supervisors have warned their workers that unless enough of them resign, layoffs may follow. Says one junior executive fearful of losing her job: "We assume they won't get enough people to go voluntarily...
...their hair done. So we're going to see to it that there are those two facilities." The Grauxes will be moved next door into the Old Executive Office Building; a salon will be refurbished there at a cost of $9,000. For taxpayers, it was just another trim...
...become the region's senior leader. Generally regarded as a moderate, he has maintained close ties to the U.S., even though he rejected the 1978 Camp David accords on the grounds that they did not go far enough toward solving the Palestinian problem. At 46, Hussein remains physically trim; what is left of his hair has turned gray, edged with pure white. Like the King's British-style mustache, his English during the hourlong interview was crisp, neat and unambiguous. Excerpts...